Editing Erathia (section)

== History of Erathia {{wll}} ==
The following is a short story that was written by [[Christian Vanover]] and published on the now-defunct [[3DO]] message board.
:"The History of Erathia is long indeed, and like the [[Ironfist|Ironfists]] of [[Enroth (nation)|Enroth]], the [[Gryphonheart|Gryphonhearts]] have been the ruling family since before the [[Silence]]. While there has been relative peace in recent years, there are many conflicts in Erathia's past. The [[Elves]], for one, still claim the [[Contested Lands]] as their own, and the [[Timber Wars]] ended more than 300 years ago. The races in this land are as different as the terrains. From the forests, to the swamps, to the highlands, to the snowy wastes, to the desert sands - the inhabitants change with the scenery. Actually, it is amazing that with this much diversity that conflicts do not occur more often.

:You must forgive me, but I must return to my work. I shall speak more later.

:-[[Finch]]

'''NOTE''': [[Gregory Fulton]] said in his [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/3#Tavern of Might and Magic Interview (part 1 of 5)|Tavern of Might and Magic Interview]] that the detail of the Gryphonhearts and [[Ironfist]]s ruling since before the Silence is likely an error. According to [[Heroes Chronicles]], [[Rion Gryphonheart]] founded Erathia after the Silence and the fall of [[Bracaduun]]. The Ironfists became the ruling family of Enroth after the [[First War of Enrothian Succession]] in the early twelfth century.